Results for: queer parenting
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A Few Anti-Gay Apples Ruin the Bunch in Manitoba, Help Make the Case for Bill 18
In Winnipeg it proves difficult for restauranteurs and citizens to thrive when homophobia is the only thing being dished out. But hopefully Bill 18 can change that.
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“Marrying Well” Might Be Important For British Men, Is Not Necessarily Evidence of Feminism
“When asked whether their daughters thought their financial future was dependent on having a husband, only 31.9 per cent agreed. By contrast 37.7 per cent of those with sons thought having a wife would make them financially secure.”
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Utah School District Returns Controversial Lesbian Family Book To Shelves, We Win A Thing
Davis County, UT school board realizes that maybe letting books help teach students’ tolerance about same-sex families is actually an awesome idea.
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Québec Government Wants to Know What Your Deal Is With Homosexuality
A new government campaign asks simple questions to win all the points.
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Women’s History Month: Your Reference Guide for 2013
Happy Women’s History Month, homos!
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France Wins A Thing: Gay Marriage for All for Real!
France gets gay married! And French Autostraddlers were there through it all!
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Post-Lip Service Ennui: BBC Looks To Improve LGB Representation
“The BBC may have axed Lip Service, and have run out of Sarah Waters books to dramatize, but they do seem to be making a commitment to representing LGB people and admitting that they could do better.”
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I’m Not A Gender Zombie and Neither Are You: Rejecting Anti-Trans Bigotry From Rachel Ivey and Deep Green Resistance
Word has quickly spread on the web in the last week or so that Rachel Ivey, a member of the Deep Green Resistance environmentalist movement that holds openly transphobic views as “core” principles, is putting together a speaking tour consisting of a few relatively high profile events in June and July.
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Are Male Role Models Necessary?
A new study shows that boys raised by lesbians are properly gender socialized. Um, yay?
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Half Of 2013’s National Magazine Award Finalists Are Women, For Real, So Let’s Meet Them
Last year the NMA nominated zero ladies in its prime categories but this year we snagged half the noms! Why? Plus, I’ve got an epic rundown on everything you need to know about every ladyjourno finalist.
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EU Wants To Fix Gender Inequality… By Banning Porn?
The European Parliament is set to vote March 12th on a proposal that seeks to ban all forms of “pornography” from “the media” without really specifying to which pornography or media they’re referring.
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Watch and Walk Away Angry: Ward v. Ward, A Documentary on Lesbian’s Custody Battle
Who is more fit to raise a child: a convicted murderer or a lesbian mom?
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University of Iowa Brings Groundbreaking Gay Question to College Admissions
The University recently added an optional question on sexual orientation to their undergraduate application, as well as a non-binary gender option.
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The Truth About Queer RAs
Hint: it’s not what The National Organization for Marriage’s Ruth Institute would like you to believe.
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Girls Have Feelings in Eve Ensler’s “Emotional Creature” Off-Broadway
Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues) is back with a new musical play, Emotional Creature, featuring fictional monologues and stories inspired by girls around the globe.
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WaPo Columnist Welcomes Rep. Kyrsten Sinema to Congress with Biphobia and Misogyny
Can you be a bisexual Congresswoman, and not have your sexuality define you or your politics? Apparently not, if WaPo’s Manuel Roig-Franzia has anything to say about it.
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Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin District Misses the Point, Appoints Anti-Gay Bigot to Anti-Bullying Committee
Bryan Lindquist, head of anti-gay Parents Action League, is an ex-gay “therapist” who calls AIDS “Gay-Related Immune Deficiency.”
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Straight Man Has A Queer Year, Goes Back To Real Life With A Book Deal
Does it really take a straight man to tell the world about prejudice against queers? Apparently, yes.
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Mormons’ “Softened Stance” On Homosexuality Still Feels Pretty Hard
The Church acknowledges that “same-sex attraction is a complex reality for many people,” and goes on to conclude that “even though individuals do not choose to have such attractions, they do choose how to respond to them.”
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We Need To Help The Ali Forney Drop-In Center Post-Hurricane Sandy
The Ali Forney Drop-In Center, a space dedicated to New York City’s homeless LGBT youth, was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Make a donation to help if you can, and if you can’t, spread the word.